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WOVEN POCKETED CARRIER. APPLICATION FILE AuG.8,191.

1,373,739. Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

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V. H. IENNINGS. WOVEN POGKETED CARRIER.

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v. H. JENNlNGs. WOVEN POCKETED CARRIER. APPLICATION F|L`ED AUG.8. 1918.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VICTOR H. JENNINGS, 0F VJORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSGNOR, BY vIVESTEASSIGNMENTS, TO FRANK R. IBATCHELDER, OE WORCESTER, MASSACHU- SETTS.

WOVEN POCKETED CARREE.

Specification of'Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

T 0 all io hom t may concer/n:

Be it known that l, Vieron H. JnNNrNos, a citizen ci the United States,residing at Worcester, in the county oi Worcester, State ofMassachusetts, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement inNoven Pocketed Carriers, oi which the following is a speciiication,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention is applicable in connection with woven poclreted carrierspertaining to military equipment and the like, but is not restrictedthereto. It is adapted to be utilized in the production of the pocketsof cartridge carriers, or in that of larger pockets or carriers designedfor dillerent uses.

The invention has relation to woven carriers of those classes which havepockets or somewhat bulging shape andy relatively large internalcapacity, adapted for instance in the case or a pocket or a cartridgecarrier to contain two or more clips of cartridges, secured by formingthe body of a pocket of suflicient fullness to enable the pocket toexpand somewhat widely inthe direction fromY rear to front across theentire breadth thereof into substantially rectangular hori' zontalcross-section.

rEhe pocketed webs of which carriers of the said classes have been madeheretofore are produced by somewhat involved special processes ciweaving, Vand through the employment of special loom-mechanism, the rateof production unavoidably being small and the cost or' productionrelatively large.

'Stated in general terms. the invention consists in a woven carrierhaving a pocket or pockets of novel construction, and innovel method ofmaking pocketed carricrs, the said novel construction and novel methodbeing of a character which simpliiies the weaving operations, enablescertain special loom-appliances to be dispensed with, facilitatesproduction of pocketed carriers, enables the output thereof tobe'greatly increased, and lowers the cost materially.

More speciically, my improved woven carrier, it having the 'front andback walls of its pocket united at the opposite sides o'l the pocket byinterweaving, as heretofore, is characterized by having one oiE saidwalls formed into one `or more plaits on vertical lines, whereby it isshortened transversely of the pocket qand thereby the other wall isplaits in one or the cloths ci a double-cloth section and fastening suchplait or plaits, thereby narrowing such cloth and giving the saidfullness to the other cloth for the purpose first mentioned.

The drawings show )various ways of reducing theinvention to practice.

Figure 1 is an isometric view showing .one pocket of a pocketed carrierhavingy plaitsA at both sides thereof, with said plaits fastened -to thebacks or the single-cloth sections, the tace of the carrier being turnedtoward the iront of the view.

Fig. 2 is an isometric view of the pocket out Fig. 1 with its backturned toward Athe iront of the view.

Fig. 3 is a planV view oi the said carrier.

Fig. 4 shows in edge view a portion of carrier-web suiiicient for theproduction oi the pocket of Figs. 1, 2 and 3.

'Figs 5 and'G, respectively, are views in cross-section on lines 5 5 and(5*6, respectively, in Fig. l.

Figs. 7 8 and 9 are iront, back, and plan views of a pocket having adifferent disposition of plaits at the opposite sides thereof. and Fig.10 is a view invertical section on line 10e-10 of Fig. 9.

Figs. 11 and 12 are-iront and 'back views ci pockets having a singleintermediari-ely located plait. Fig.l 13 shows the carrier-web fromwhich suoli pocket is made, andv Figs. 1d and 15 are views `in verticalsection on lines 1lb-1e and 15-1, Fig. 13.

Figs. 1.6 and 17 are, respectively, a. front `view anda back view oranother pocket having a single plait, 'Fig 18 is a view of thecarrier-web ythat is used in makingthe said pocket, and Fig. 19 is aview in section on line 19-19 oi Fig. 18 on a slightly enlarged scale. l

having referenceV to the dr awings,-

Figs. 1, 2 and 3, vand other like views, show asingle pocket-unit,intended 'as one of the pocket-units of a carrier composed of aplurality of such units disposed in line with one another. The inventionis applicable equally in the case of carriers which in their finishedstate have but one pocket.

In Figs. l, 2 and 3, the pocket-bach, which extends straight across thepocket from side to side of the latter', is marked l, and 2 is thepocket-front, having the fullnessA which causes it to bulge forwardly,as hereinbefore indicated. At 3', 3, are webportions, at opposite sidesof the pocket, in wiich the warp-threads of the pocket-front andpocket-back are interwoven to'unite these lattei at the said sides. ln acarrier-web, and in a finished carr'er having a plurality of pockets,these portions 3, 3, constitute the connective'portions betweensuccessive poclrets.- F or convenience of designation, the sectioncomprising the portions l, 2, will be mentioned herein in seine cases asa doublecloth section, by reason of being composed of two cloths side byside, and the portions 3, 3, will be mentioned as single-cloth sections,by reason of being of unseparated structure, as indicated in Fig. 6, nolimitations as to the number of plies in either thereof being intended.as usual, the pocketback and pocket-front are joined together along thebottom l of the pocket in the weaving, to closethe pocket at its bottom.As usual, also, at the top of the poc ret,

the Vpocket-bach and pocket-front are woven with separate margins toconstitute the open pocket-mouth.

Substantially the usual methodof producing'carriers of the class towhich the invention is applicable is disclosed in U. S. Letters `Patentto T. C. @rndorflY for wovencartridge belt, No. 666,637, granted underdate of Jan. 29, 1901. The carrier of thesaid patent isa cartridge-beltcomposed of a multiply fabric .woven with pockets to accommodate clipsof cartridges, and having the i bodies of the pockets formed from theouter ply of the multiply fabricby weaving said ply at intervalsseparate from the inner ply, with a fullness sufficiently great to givecapacity to receive the desired number of clips.

he said fullness in the portions-of the outer ply which `form bodies ofthe pockets is secured by placing aigreater number of picks of weft orfilling in the said ply( constitut ing the pocket-front) than in theYinner ply (constituting` the pocket-bacl )--.as for Vexample, fourpicks in the outer ply to each two in the inner ply. As alreadyindicated herein, this procedure ynot only involves a special mode ofweaving, but in practice necessitates the use of Special devices in theloom in which the weaving' is performed, to take care of the fullnessand meet the different requirements in `connection with the pocket-frontand pocket-baclr- 1n accordance with the invention, 1 weave thecarriersweb with the back Vand front cloths l and 2 of a pocket-unitequal in length with each other, as shown in Fig. d, between the lineson which they are interwoven with each other, or substantially equal. lthen shorten the back cloth transversely ofthe ocket by forming one ormore plaits therein on vertical lines, and fasten such plaits. 1n Figs.1, 2 and 3, the plaits 05a, are formed at the opposite sides of thepoclret, by bending portions of the pocket-back in outward directionsagainst the backsof the connective portions 3, 3, and are securedagainst such backs by means of vertical lines l), Vof fastenings,usually stitches. The extent of the resulting fullness of thepoclretsfront 2, and consequent bulge of the latter, is determined bythe amount of material pertaining to the pocket baclr that is taken upin the plaits, and the consequent shortening of the pocket-back.

ln Figs. 7, 8, 9 and 10 the plaits a', a', are formed at the oppositesides of the poclret by bending portions, 3a, 3, of the connectiveportions 3, 3, sharply forward and securing the adjacent portions ofpocketbaclr l by vertical lines of fastenings t (stitches) against theinner sides of the said forwardly bent portions 3, 3a. This constructionhas an advantage in that the sides of the pocket are stiffened and thepocket keeps its shape better. Y

in ll a single large plait e2 is formed in the intermediate portion ofthe back 1 and secured by lines of fastenings t2, b2, along each of thefolds thereof. p Y

1n some cases, in order to enable the material at the Vlowerfend ofaplait to be more easily and smoothly laid in place, a slit as at c,Figs. 13 andL 15, may be produced in the bottom of the pocket in theweaving process, or may be cut therein after the weaving has beencompleted. 1n finishing the pocket, the free edge, c', Figs. l2-and 13,ofthe pocketfront at such slit will be secured by stitches orotlierwise.Fig. 13 shows in dotted lines the partially-formed plait a2, and thecorresponding puclrer or gather that isv formed in the pocket-front.

Figs. 16 to 19 illustrate the application of the single plait a2 tothepocket-back of a pocket'havinn' the bottom thereof produced with aninfold g, Fig. 19, for the purpose .of securing increased capacity inthelower part of the pocket.

What is claimed as the invention is,- l. A woven pocleted carrier havingthe front and back walls of'its pocket equal in width and united at theopposite sides of the pocket by being interwoven, and also having one ofsaidiwalls permanently secured Vin plaited shape by applied fasteningmeans and thereby shortened transversely, whereby the other wall isVgiven fullness to constitute a bulging body/portion adapted to expandacross the breadth thereof to give the pocket a substantiallyrectangular crosssection.

2. A woven pocketed carrier having the front and back walls oi itspocket equal inF width and united at the opposite sides et the pocket bybeing interwoven, and both thereof containing substantially the sainelength of material between the places where they are interwoven witheach other, with one of said walls permanently secured in plaited shapeby applied fastening means and thereby shortened transversely, wherebythe other wall is given yfullness to constitute a bulging bodyportionadapted to expand across the breadth thereof to give the pocket asubstantially rectangular cross-section.

3. woven poclreted carrier having the 'liront and bael; walls of itspocket equal in width and united at the opposite sides of the pocket bybeing interwoven, and also having one oi said walls permanently securedin plaits by applied fastening means at both of said sides and therebvshortened transversely, whereby the other wall is given fullness toconstitute a bulging body-portion adapted to expand across the breadththere ot' into substantially rectangular cross-sec.- tion.

4;. The method of making pocketed carriers which consists in weaving acarrier-- web composed of single-cloth and doublecloth sections inalternating sequence, forming one or more nlaits in one of the cloths ofthe double-cloth section, and permanently fastening such plait or plaitsby the application of vfastening` means, whereby such cloth is narrowedand fullness s given to the other to constitute a bulging body-portionadapted to expand across the breadth thereoiE into substantiallyrectangular cross-section.

lntestimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

VICTOR H. JENNINGS.

l/Vitnesses: Y

FLORENCE l. BERRY, FLORENCE M. RUSSELL.

It is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 1,373,739, granted April5, 1921, upon the application of Victor H. Jennings, of Worcester,Massachusetts, for an improvement in Woven Poeketed Carriers, wereerroneously issued to Frank R. Batohelder, Whereas said Letters Patentshould have been issued to Mills Belt Company, of Worcester,Massachusetts, a Corporation of 'Massachusetts, said corporation beingassignee, by mesne assignments, of the entire interest in saidinvention, as shown by the records of assignments in this oflice; andthat the said Letters Patent should be read With this correction thereinthat the same may Conform to the record of the oase in the Patent Olloe.

Signed and sealed this 17th day of May, A. D., 1921,.

T. E. ROBERTSON,

Commissioner of Patents.

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